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"I don’t understand. What brother?" Mom is the first to speak up.
Time to lie my ass off. Again. One would think this is second nature for me by now. "After she came back, her biological brother got in touch with her."
"How does she know this person is who he says he is?" My mother has gone into lawyer mode, and Dad lets her take the lead.
"Henry was not her father." I give them a pointed look. Lilly had blurted that out the day in my father's office, so from a timeline perspective, I'm telling the truth. Though, I am also convinced they knew that already. "They did a sibling DNA test," I continue, pulling shit out of my ass.
I want to smack my forehead and pat my back at the same time.
"Why does she believe she is safer with this...person? Who is he?"
I have to be careful about my next words. "I've never spoken with him in person." Not a lie. Face to face, yes. In person, no. "He has the means to keep her safe. She said she'd be in touch once she gets there. You can ask her yourself when she calls." The ice is getting thinner, and I'm sick of the lies. The part of me that resents Lilly for leaving me wants her to sweat as she comes up with an explanation for our parents.
Dad is about to speak when the front door opens, and Wes, followed by Denielle, stalks in. Seems like Wes still has the spare key I gave him years ago. My two friends take in the scene in the kitchen, and my father sighs. The conversation is over. He's not going to push the topic with them around, no matter how much they already know. He slowly raises himself out of the chair. "I'll be in my office." Before he rounds the corner to the hallway, his eyes meet mine. "We're not done."
Of course we're not. He’ll probably boot up all the cameras in the house, hoping to catch something between Denielle, Wes, and me.
Mom shuffles Natty to the stove, ordering her gently to help with breakfast. It seems to have become Mom's go-to way of distraction. I doubt anyone wants food at this point, but I don't give a fuck.
With my friends on my heels, I make my way upstairs.
